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Blossom Toes
Origin
London, England
Genres
Psychedelic rock, acid rock, freakbeat, hard rock
Years active
1966–1970
Labels
Marmalade (Polydor)
Past members
Brian Godding
Jim Cregan
Brian Belshaw
Kevin Westlake
John "Poli" Palmer
Barry Reeves
Website
blossomtoes.co.uk
Blossom Toes were a British psychedelic rock band active between 1966 and 1970. Initially known as The Ingoes,[1] they were renamed and signed to the Marmalade record label of manager Giorgio Gomelsky.[2] The original line-up comprised Brian Godding (19 August 1945 - 26 November 2023, Monmouth, South Wales) (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset) (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (born 25 February 1944, Wigan, Lancashire) (bass, vocals), and Kevin Westlake (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (drums).[1][3]
The band's debut album, We Are Ever So Clean, was issued on 3 November 1967[4] It was included in Record Collector's list of the "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".[5]
If Only For A Moment saw the band taking a noticeably heavier direction,[2] with Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies playing a prominent role.[citation needed] At this point Westlake left, and was replaced by John "Poli" Palmer, and then Barry Reeves.[2]
The band quit in 1970.[1] Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder,[1] Cregan formed Stud with John Wilson and Charlie McCracken,[1] before joining Family, as did Palmer.[2]
The Blossom Toes contributed music to La Collectionneuse (1967), a film by French director Éric Rohmer, and also appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.[citation needed]
^ abcdeColin Larkin (1997). Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music. Muze UK Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
^ abcdColin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 150. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^Richie Unterberger. "Blossom Toes". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^"Marmalade Records launch L.P. goodies" (PDF). New Musical Express: 16. 4 November 1967. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^"Record Collector Magazine's 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records: Web link". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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